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UNITED STARS PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CYRUS BRIGGS, OF WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR, BYDIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE NATIONAL STAMP VENDING MACHINECOMPANY, OF FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, A CORPORATION OF NORTHCAROLINA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed February 6, 1907, Serial No. 356,101. Renewed October15, 1908. Serial No. 457,914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NILLIAiu'. CYnUs BRIGGS, residing at l/VinstonSalem, in the county of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Vlachines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in vendingmachines of the coin operated type, and in its generic n ture myinvention comprises a vending machine of this type of a very simple andeffective construction which can be easily and cheaply manufactured andwhich will readily and effectively serve its intended purposes.

My invention has for its object to provide a machine of the coinoperated tvpe which can be used for vending small articles, such aspostage stamps, railway tickets or the like, and in its generic naturethe invention comprises a continuous ribbon-like envelop or holder forcontaining the articles to be vended, a feeding means for the holder,

means for cutting the continuous envelop in sections, coin operateddevices for controlling the operation of the feeding devices and thecutting devices, and a registering mechanism cooperating with the coincontrolling mechanism and the ribbon feeding mechanism for indicatingthe number of sales made, together with means for locking the coinoperating mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the cutting mechanismfrom operation after the contents of the machine have been vended.

In its more detail nature, the invention includes certain novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which v willbe first described in detail, and then be s eciiically pointed out inthe appended clirims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1, is a perspective View of the invention. Fig. 2, is aperspective view of the invention, the casing being removed. Fig. 3, isa rear elevation of the parts SllO'WTi in Fig. 2, the parts being intheir locked position and a coin just having been dropped in the slot.Fig. 4, is a similar view showing the position of the parts after thecoin has been ected and the feeding and cutting mechanism unlocked. Fig.5, is a cross section on the line 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6, is a detailperspective view of the cam disk and lock carrying shaft. Fig. 7, is asimilar view of the feed drum and its shaft. Fig. 8, is a detail crosssection on the line 88 of Fig. 5. Fig. 9, is a detail perspective viewof the coin controlled locking and registering lever. Fig. 10, is asimilar view of the coin pusher bar. Fig. 11, is a detail rear elevationsimilar to Fig. 3, of the registering mechanism, the coin chute beingremoved. Fig. 12, is a detail perspective view of the units registeringdisk and the parts which turn therewith. Fig. 13, is a similar view ofthe tens registering disk. Fig. 14, is a perspective view of thehundreds registering disk. Fig. 15, is a detail top plan View of the registering mechanism and coin chute. Fig. 16, is a detail sectional viewshowing the coin slot and registering mechanism locking devices in theposition to lock the registering mechanism and the coin slot fromoperation. Fig. 17, is a detail perspective view of the fixed knifeblade. Fig. 18, is a detail perspective view of the knife guard. Fig.19, is a detail sectional perspective view of the casing showing thecasing locking mechanism. Figs. 20 and 21, are detail sections of partsof my invention.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in which like letters andnumerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures 1designates the casing which comprises the back 1 and sides 1 integrallyformed with one another, and the front 1 which is secured in place bylugs 1 entering slots 1 in the base 1 of the casing and by a lock 2which is controlled by a key 8 (see dotted lines Fig. 1). The front 1has an exhibit portion 1 wherein samples of the goods sold by themachine may be displayed, and additional exhibiting pockets 1 1 may beprovided for displaying any desired matter.

1 designates the discharge opening of the casing through which thearticle vended is ejected.

3 designates an operating knob which is held to the front wall 1 to beremovable therewith by having its hub 3 keyed or pinned to the spindle 4of a shaft receiving hub 4 rotatable in a bearing aperture in the casingfront and the hub 42 has a squared bore 4 for a purpose hereinafterexplained. The casing front 1 also has a slot 1 and a register exposingglass covered portion 1 near its top, the entire casing being so formedand designed as to present an ornamental appearance to the eye. "Nithinthe casing is a removable frame 5 whichsupports operating mechanism ofmy machine and this frame 5 and its carried parts are shown inperspective in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The frame 5 includes a base 5 amain vertical web 5 and a secondary web 5" all being shaped to snuglyfit within the casing.

Mounted in suitable apertures 5 in the webs 5 and 5 is a drum shaft 6which carries the feed drum 7 that rotates with the shaft between thewebs 5 and 5 and which has a series of circumferential lugs or pins 6suitably spaced apart, to cooperate with the apertures 100 of the backstrip 100 and exert a positive grip thereon. A guard 8 having a slot 8to permit passage of the pins 6, cooperates with the drum 7 to hold thestrip 100 against the same. The guard 8 is secured to a cross bolt 8 atits upper end and at its lower end is held between a plate 5 projectedfrom the web 5 toward the web 5*, and the fixed knife blade plate 50 byscrews 50 as shown. The bolt 8 lies directly above the cam shaft 12 butspaced. therefrom to permit passage of the strip 100.

Directly above the knife blade 50 is a knife guard 9 slotted at 9 topermit passage of the pin 6 and providce with projecting scraper feet 9to engage the drum 7 and pass the strip 100 from the drum over the knife59" and the blade 50. The guard 9 is secured to the web 5 by screws 9.The oil-take chute 10 and its side plate 10 are secured to the web 5 inany approved manner. A spindle 11 projects from the web 5 to receive thestrip roll 100 which roll is loosely held in place by a disk 11 andcollar 11. The cam shaft 12 is mounted in bearing apertures in the webs5 and 5 and at its forward end is squared as at 12 to fit within thebore 4 of the hub 4 while a ratchet 13 turns with the shaft 12 andcooperates with the pawl 13, spring pressed as at 1 1 to its engagementwith the ratchet. At its rear end a cam 14 is secured to the shaft 12while a locking dish 15 and a mutilated pinion 16 is secured to theshaft 12 between the cam 14 and the web 5. The cam 1 1 has a cam groovele while the locking disk ias an elongated recess 15 the purpose ofwhich will be hereinafter fully explained. The mutilated pinion 16 has atooth portion 1e and a smooth surface portion 1 6 to cooperaterespectively with the tooth portions 1-7 and smooth curved surfaceportions 17 on the periphery of a master gear 17 secured to the drumshaft 6.

19 designates a bearing member projecting from the rear face of the web5 in which a rock shaft 20 is held. The shaft 20 carries a cam lever 21which is secured thereto by a set screw 21*, or otherwise, and the lever21 has a friction roller 21 to ride in the groove 14. of the cam 14, sothat as the cam rotates the shaft 26 will be oscillated.

22 designates the movable knife which is secure; to the shaft 20 throughan aperture in the web 5 and cooperates with the fixed knife to effectshearing action there vith and cut the stri 100 into sections as it isfed to the Knives by t 10 drum. The bearing member 19 is pro ided with aslideway 19 in which an adjustable slide 23 is adjustably held by screws23 that pass through slots 23 in the slide, the upper edge of the slide23 serving to cooperate with the pawl 2 1 of the coin pusher 24, thepawl 24 having its under surface to ride on the upper edge of the slide23. The cam 1 1 has its rear face grooved as at 14 to receive plate 141that is adjustably held in place by a set screw le and is provided withprojection 14 to cooperate with the pawl ar of the coin pusher 2 1.

1116 cein pusher 24- consists of an elongated body having slots 24!through which securing bolts 24 pass to secure the pusher 24: to thelugs 5- on the rear face of the web 5, so that the pusher may havelongitudinal movement. The pusher 2 1 also includes heel 2 1 whichcooperates with an adjusting screw 24 that passes through a lug 5projecting from the rear face of the web 5 whereby the longitudinalmovement of the pusher 2 in one direction may be adjusted for purposepresently explained. The pusher 2 1 is held with its stop 24 in ccntactith the screw 24 by a coil spring 243', as shown.

2% designates the coin engaging member of the pusher 2a, which member isprovided with a coin slot 2t Pivotally secured by a stud 2. a to therear face of the web 5 is the locking and registering lever 25, whichlever 25 is provided with locking heel or pawl 25 to cooperate with thelocking disk 15 and the other end. the lever 25 is pivotally secured asat 25 to the operating rod 30 of the registering mechanism 30,hereinafter again re ed to. The lever 25 is also provided with anintegrally formed coin receiving portion 25 to cooperate with the coinengaging member 2 1 of the pusher 2 1, and the coin engaging member 25is provided ith a coin receiving slot 25 in alinement with that of themember 24 of the member 24? 26 designates the coin chute which issecured at its upper end to the rear face of the web 5, which web isprovided with a coin slot 5" to register with the coin slot 1 in thecasing front and the coin chute 26 projects directly over the coin slots24* and 25 of the coin eng ging members 2 l- 25 respectively thereor sothat the coin as it falls down the slot 26 will enter the slots 24t and25 and lock the coin r eeiving members 2 1 and 25 together. The rearface of the web 5" has lugs 5 through which the registering rod 30passes. To the upper end of the rod 3O the registering pawl 30 ispivotally secured. A spring 30 presses the pawl against its ratchet 30,hereinafter referred to.

The registering mechanism in my present invention consists of a shaft 31which carries the units disk 32 that is secured. to the she t 31 to turntherewith, the shaft 31 being mounted in hearings in the web 5 andturnable by a milled finger engaging wheel 35. The tens number wheel 33is loosely mounted on the shaft 31, adjacent the units number wheel 32and the "units number wheel 32 is provided with a toothed portion 32while the adjacent face of the tens number wheel 33 is provided with atoothed disk 33 to cooperate with a pinion 36 on a shaft 38 mounted inbearings in a bracket 39 secured to the rear face of the web 5, thetooth 32 cooperating with alternate teeth 36 of the pinion 36 which aremade of double length while the toothed disk 33 cooperates with all theteeth 36 36 of the pinion 36 so that once in each revolution of theunits wheel 32 the tooth 32 will rotate the pinion 36 one tooth, whichpinion will in turn rotate the tens wheel 33 one step. The tens wheel 33is provided with a tooth 33 of similar form to the tooth 32 and thehundreds wheel 34 is provided with a toothed disk 34 similar to the disk32 and for similar purposes the disk 34 and the tooth 33 cooperate withthe second pinion 37 which has alternate teeth 36 and 36 cooperablerespectively with the teeth 33 and the tooth disk 3 L" at times so thatfor each revolution of the wheel 33 the wheel 34 will be moved one step.

In order to lock the registering mechanism and in turn lock the stripfeeding and cutting mechanism from operation after the strip has becomeexhausted, and when the machine has sold its entire contents, I providethe hundreds Wheel 34 with a peripheral pocket 34 into which a pin 39 ona latch 39 is adapted to drop and the latch 39 comprises a plate havingthe pins 39 -39 one of which, 39*, projects through a portion of the web5 and is adapted to enter the pocket 34 once in each revolution of thedisk 3e while the pin 39 is adapted to be projected into the coin slotof the web 5 at the same time the pin 39 enters the pocket 3% of thewheel 34, thus locking the wheel 34 from rotation which as soon as thetooth 33 of the wheel 33 engages with the pinion 37 looks the wheels 33and 34 together, and as soon as the wheel 32 is rotated to bring itstooth 32 in engagement with the pinion 36 then the wheels 32 and 33 willbe locked together, thus locking the entire registering mechanism afterthe ribbon has been exhausted. As soon as the wheel 32 is locked fromrotation its ratchet 30 will also fail to rotate, and therefore anymovement of the registering pawl in attempting to turn the ratchet 30will be nullified, thus the movement of the rod 30 is locked and in turnthe lever 25 is prevented from oscillating and from releasing its pawlend 25' from engagement with the locking disk 15, thus holding the cam14 from rotationv and locking the cutting and feeding mechanism. Aspring 40 tends to normally force the latch 39 into its lockingposition.

Having thus described the construction of my invention, the manner inwhich the same operates will be best explained as follows. Assume thestrip 190 with its contents for sale to be placed in position, and theends of the strip fed to the feeding drum 7, and it is desired to make asale, the operator then drops the coin into the coin slot which thenfalls down between the coin engaging members 2 and 25 thus locking saidmembers together. The operator then turns the knob 3 in a clockwisedirection, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, which causes the fingerportion 14* of the cam carried member 14: to pull the coin pusher 24 inthe direction of the arrow in Fig. 3, which causes the lever 25 to berocked to release the pawl 25* from the looking disk 15 and permits thecam shaft to be rotated. At the same time this occurs the tooth portion16 of the mutilated pinion 16, will engage with the toothed portion 17 aof the master gear 17 and rotate the feeding drum. As soon as the drumhas rotated the desired amount, the smooth portion 16 of the peripheryof the mutilated pinion 16 will engage with the smooth portion 17 of themaster gear 17 and hence the master gear and feeding drum will not befurther rotated. As soon as this engagement has been made the cam causesthe movable cutting knife to operate the knives and cut off theprojected end of the strip. Qontinuing this rotation of the cam shaftthe locking notch of the looking disk 15 will again come in alinementwith the pawl portion of the lever 25 and stop rotation of the cam shaftas it enters its first position, while simultaneously returning themovable shearing knife to its original posi tion, thus the parts areready to receive a second coin and go through the same series ofoperations. As the lever 25 is oscillated when a coin is in en ementwith the coin b b engaging members 24 and 25 the rod is pulled down andits motion is imparted through the pawl to the ratchet 30 and the unitswheel 32 rotates one step. in order to release the pawl from the ratchet30 d when the lever 25 is in its locking position, I provide a pin 41 toengage the pawl and hold it out of contact with the ratchet 30 it beingunderstood that as soon as the lever 35 begins to oscillate the pawlwill be disengaged from the pin 41 and spring pressed against theratchet 30 d to rotate the registering disks. After the entire contentsof the machine have been sold or at any other predetermined time, thelatch member 39 looks the registering mechanism which in turn locks thelever 25 from oscillation; the lever 25 then holds the cam shaft fromrotation and consequently the feed drum. This looking of the feedmechanism from operation is dependent entirely upon the condition of theregistering mechanism.

The article containing strip 106 may lT'O of any approved type, andprovided with any approved means for containing the article to bevended, as in this present invention, 1 make no claim to the specificconstruction of the strip 100, per se, as the same will form thesubject-matter of a co-pending applica tion.

lWhile I have not described any particular articles adapted to he soldby this machine, yet the strip 100 may have its pockets 100 adapted. toreceive postage stamps which may be sold the machine, the contents ofone pocket being indicated on the front of the machine, and whilemachine shown in the drawings is particularly designed and adapted forselling postage stamps, yet it may be easily adapted for selling railwaytickets and other vendablc articles of mer chandise.

By providing the adjusting screw 24 the length of the stroke of pusher24-. can be varied to space the coin receiving members 24 and 25 agreater or less distance apart as occasion may require to permit theoperation of the machine with coins of different diameters, dependingupon the cost of the materials to be sold.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation andnumerous advantages of my invention will be readily understood by thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains.

W'liat I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, a vending mechanism, means foroperating said vending mechanism, means for con trolling said operatingmechai'iisin, a registering mechanism cooperating with said operatingmechanism, and means for locking said registering mechanism at times andin turn locking the operating mechanism and the vending mechanism.

2. In a machine of tle class vending mechanism, combined with means foroperating said vending mechanism, means for holding said operatingmeci'ianisin normally locked, devices for releasing said locking means,and a supplemental locking means for locking said last named lockingmeans and in turn said operating inecl'ianisin and vending mechanism.

3. In a machine of the class described, vending mechanism, lockingdevices therefor to hold said vending mechanism locked,

devices for releasing said locking devices, a registering mechanismcooperatively connected with said locking devices and a supsaidregistering mechanism'at times.

i. In a machine of the class described, a vending mechanism combinedwith locking mechanism' therefor, devices for releasing said lockingmechanism, a registering mechanism cooperatively connected with saidlocking meol'ianisin, means cooperatively connected with the registeringmechanism for looking all of the aforesaid mechanisms from operation attimes.

5. A machine of the class described, comprising vending devices combinedwith looking *CllltillSIfi therefor, and lock releasing mechanismtherefor, a registering mechanism operable by said locking mechanism,means cooperatively en aging said registering mechanism to lock theregistering mechanism, and means cooperating with the lock releasingmechanism and the registering mechanism for holding the lock releasingmechanism inoperative when the registering nechanism is locked to holdthe vending mechanism locked.

6. A lflfLClEiIlG'Of the class described coinoining a vending machine, acoin controlled mechanism therefor and a registering mechanism, andmeans engaging the registering mechanism for looking all of saidmechanisms at iines.

7. A machine of the class described, comprising a vending mechanism,means for normally holding said vending mechanism locked, means forautomatically unlocking said vending mechanism at times combined with aregistering mechanism cooperatively connected and operated by saidlocking mechanism, and a supplemental locking means for all of saidmechanisms.

8. A machine comprising a-vending mechanism, means for normally holdingsaid vending mechanism locked, means for automatically unlocking saidvending mechanism at times, combined with a registering mechanismcooperatively connected with said looking means together with means forlocking the registering mechanism from operation to lock the firstmentioned locking means from operation and in turn hold the vendingmechanism locked.

9. A machine of the class described, comprising a feeding and cuttingstrip mechanism, a coin controlled means for normally holding saidfeeding and cutting mechanism looked, a coin chute cooperating with saidcoin controlled mechanism to feed the coin thereto, combined with theregistering mechanism cooperatively connected with t coin controlledlocking mechanism, together with means for locking the registeringmechanism 1 from operation to lock the controlled mechlemental lockinmechanism for lockin l c s 7 anism from operation and in turn hold thefeeding and cutting mechanism locked, said registering mechanism lockingmeans including means for closing the coin chute as the registeringmechanism becomes locked, substantially as shown and described.

10. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,devices for holding said rotatable operating shaft locked, said devicescomprising a locking disk carried by the rotatable shaft, a pivotedlatch lever co operating with the locking disk, a longitudinally movablepusher, means cooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaftwith the pusher to move the same in one direction, means for normallyholding the pusher in an opposite direction, removable means forcooperatively connecting the pusher and the pivoted latch lever attimes, a registering mechanism cooperatively connected with the pivotedlatch lever and operable thereby, and means cooperating with theregistering mechanism for locking the registering mechanism and pivotedlatch lever from operation at predetermined times.

11. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,means for holding said rotatable operating shaft locked, said lockingmeans comprising a locking disk carried by the rotatable shaft, apivoted latch lever cooperating with said locking disk, a longitudinallymovable pusher, means cooperatively connecting the rotatable operatingshaft with the pusher to move the same in one direction and removablemeans for connecting the pusher with the pivoted latch lever at times.

7 12. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,devices for holding said rotatable operating shaft locked, said devicescomprising a locking disk carried by the rotatable shaft, a pivotedlatch lever cooperating with the locking disk, a longitudinally movablepusher, means cooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaftwith the pusher to move the same in one direction and means for normallyholding the pusher in an opposite direction and removable means forcooperatively connecting the pusher and the pivoted latch lever attimes.

13. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,coin controlled de vices for holding said rotatable operating shaftlocked at times, said coin controlled devices comprising a locking diskcarried by the rotatable shaft, a pivoted latch lever cooper ating withsaid locking disk and having a coin receiving shoe portion, alongitudinally movable coin pusher having a coin receiving shoe portionto cooperate with the first mentioned coin receiving shoe portion, meanscooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaft with the coinpusher to move the same in one direction, means for normally holding thecoin pusher in the opposite direction, together with means for adjustingthe movement of the coin pusher in such opposite direction, and meansfor feeding a coin to the coin shoes.

14. In a machine of the class described, a

rotatable operating shaft, coin controlled devices for holding saidrotatable operating shaft locked at times, said coin controlled devicescomprising a locking disk carried by the rotatable shaft, a pivotedlatch lever cooperating with said locking disk and having a coinreceiving shoe portion, a longitudinally movable coin pusher having acoin receiving shoe portion to cooperate with the first mentioned coinreceiving shoe portion, means cooperatively connecting the rotatableoperating shaft with the coin pusher to move the same in one direction,means for normally holding the coin pusher in the opposite direction,together with means for adjusting the movement of the coin pusher insuch opposite direction, means for feeding a coin to the coin shoes, anda registering mechanism including an operating pawl cooperativelyconnected with said pivotally mounted latch lever.

15. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,coin controlled devices for holding said rotatable operating shaftlocked at times, said coin controlled devices comprising a locking diskcarried by the rotatable shaft, a pivoted latch lever cooperating withsaid locking disk and having a coin receiving shoe portion, alongitudinally movable coin pusher having a coin receiving shoe portionto cooperate with the first mentioned coin receiving shoe portion, meanscooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaft with the coinpusher to move the same in one direction, means for normally holding thecoin pusher in the opposite direction, together with means for adjustingthe movement of the coin pusher in such opposite direction, means forfeeding a coin to the coin shoes, a registering mechanism including anoperating awl operatively connected with said pivotal y mounted latchlever, said registering mechanism including rotatable number-wheels, anda ratchet for cooperating with said operating pawl, and means tending tohold the pawl m engagement with said ratchet.

16. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,coin controlled devices for holding said rotatable operating shaftlocked at times, said coin controlled devices comprising a locking diskcarried by the rotatable shaft, a pivoted latch lever cooperating withsaid locking disk and having a coin receiving shoe portion, alongitudinally movable coin pusher having a coin receiving shoe portionto cooperate with the first mentioned coin receiving shoe portion,

means cooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaft With thecoin pusher to move the same in one direction, means for such oppositedirection, means for feeding a coin to the coin shoes, a registeringmechanism including an operating pawl operatively connected With saidpivotally mounted latch lever, said registering mechanism includingrotatable number-Wheels and a ratchet for cooperating With saidoperating pawl, and means tending to hold the pawl in engagement Withsaid ratchet, and means for holding the pawl out of engagement with theratchet at times.

17. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,coin controlled devices for holding said rotatable operating shaftlocked at times, said coin controlled devices comprising a locking diskcarried by said rotatable shaft, a pivoted latch lever cooperating Withsaid locking disk and having a coin receiving shoe portion, alongitudinally movable coin pusher having a coin receiving shoe portionto cooperate with the first mentioned coin receiving shoe portion, meanscooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaft With the coinpusher to move the same in one direction, means for normally holding thecoin pusher in the opposite direction, together With means for adjustingthe movement of the coin pusher in such opposite direction, means forfeeding a coin to the coin shoes, a registering mechanism including anoperating pawl operatively connected with said pivotally mounted latchlever, and

l l l means for looking all of the aforesaid mechanism from operation atpredetermined times.

18. In a machine of the class described, a coin controlled lockingmechanism, said coin controlled locking mechanism comprising a rotatablelatch disk, a pivoted latch lever 00- operating with said latch disk andhaving a coin receiving shoe portion, a coin pusher having a shoeportion to cooperate with said first named shoe portion, and means foroper ating said coin pusher to force the coin against the shoe portionof the pivotally mounted latch lever to rock the same and disengage itfrom the latch disk at times.

19. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable operating shaft,devices for holding said rotatable operating-shaft looked, said devicescomprising a locking disk carried by the rotatable shaft, a pivotedlatch lever cooperating with the locking dish, a longitudinally movablepusher, means cooperatively connecting the rotatable operating shaftwith the pusher to move the same in one direction, means for normallyholding the pusher in an opposite direction, removable means forcooperatively connecting the pusher and the pivoted latch lever, attimes, a registering mechanism cooperatively connected with the pivotedlatch lever and operable thereby, means cooperating with the registeringmechanism for locking the registering mechanism and pivoted latch leverfrom operation at predetermined times.

rill CYRUS BRIGGS.

vitnesses: 7

ANDREW HERO, JNo. J. WARD.

